Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon everybody, this is John Lindsay with a look at this week’s livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the 2nd week of February 2024.
Tallied numbers this week included -
4200 cattle
12500 lambs and
11000 sheep
Into the cattle pens firstly where there was another decent number yarded on what was a stronger market for all categories, although I do believe it was a better quality yarding than last week which certainly helped.
Vealer steers to restockers were in shorter supply and mainly to restockers seeing sales between 368 - 428 cents, with the heifer portion 328 - 386 cents on the lighter weights.
Yearling steers under 400kg to feedlotters 320 - 388 cents and mainly around that 370 cent mark, with heavier drafts up to 500kg 335 - 385 cents with that top end being the Angus drafts but the crossbred drafts were fresh and did reflect the better prices.
Yearling heifers were also strong to feedlotters seeing rises of mainly 10 - 15 cents with drafts up to 400kg 290 - 325 cents with the plainer types 250 - 270 cents. Heavier drafts up to 500kg to feeders 300 - 328 cents or 293 - 320 cents to kill but again some quality drafts on offer.
To the export cattle which were definitely stronger of at least 10 cents and could have been more on steers. Heavy feeders over 500kg 340-365 cents. Young bullocks 336 - 367 cents with heavy heifers 300 - 345 cents.
Boner cows 195 - 220 cents, medium weight cows 240 - 275 cents with heavy high yielding cows 275 - 310 cents, but had to be good to get over 300 cents.
Carter Lindsay & Weber had the following results for cattle clients this week -
Locally for the Atkinson family at Yeoval, who sold large framed, prime Santa cows that weighed 690kg for 308 cents and these top cows came back at $2130.
For the Millner Family of "Geurie Homestead " at Geurie, who sold prime Charolais bullocks to the exporters for 367 cents they weighed 645kg and these top steers returned $2365.
For the Lawson Family of “Monte Carlo” at Stuart Town, who sold Santa cows, very clean and in top condition to the exporters for 308 cents they weighed 580kg to come back at $1800.
To Nyngan for the McLaughlin Family of “Merryanbone North”, who sold fresh Angus steers to the feedlotters for 350 cents they weighed 480kg and they came back at $1670.
Lastly for The Hoare family of “Bel-Air “, who sold Angus steers also to feedlotters that weighed 520kg for 360 cents and these top steers came back at $1870.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now where it was a smaller number on what was a slightly dearer market for all categories.
To crossbreds firstly with light kill types up to 16kg dressed $61 - $100.
Up to 18kg dressed $108 - $120
Light trade $135 - $157
Medium trade $148 - $165
Heavy trade / light export $153 - $205 but mainly around the $180 mark
Export weights up to 26kg dressed $177 - $215
With super heavies up to 30kg dressed $224 - $250 and topping at $276.
To Merino’s which were in shorter supply this week , with light kill types up to 16kg dressed $42 - $96
Medium trade in shorter supply $120 - $133.
Carter Lindsay & Weber had the following lamb results for clients this week -
Locally for Paul & Carmel Quinn here at Dubbo, who sold trade weight White Dorper lambs in a 3 score condition and these top lambs made $154.
Sam & Penny Deshon sold export weight Aussie White lambs in a rock hard 4 score condition, to the exporters and these top lambs made $185.
To Nyngan for Wok & Margaret Herbert, who sold export weight Dorper lambs in a 3 score condition and these top lambs made $178.
At Girilambone for Tom & Margot Elder, who sold heavy trade weight Aussie White lambs in a 3 score condition and these top lambs made $164.
While for a western vendor, light trade weight Dorper lambs in fresh condition made $105.
To the mutton pens which was firm on last week's rates particularly on the medium weights.
Light boner ewes $29 - $46
Boner ewes $40 - $70
Medium weights $85 - $110 but mainly around the $100 mark
With export weights $109 - $138 for Merino’s or $106 - $136 for crossbreds
Boner wethers $54 - $75
Medium weights $81 - $100
With export weights $110 - $120 for Merino’s or $137 - $155 for crossbreds.
Carter Lindsay & Weber had the following mutton results for clients this week -
For the Hegarty family of “Belvedere" at Cassilis, who sold Merino ewes to the exporters with an inch skin and these ewes made $98.
To Tottenham for the Cook family of “Donolla“, who sold large frame Merino ewes in a 3 score condition, with a 8 week skin and these top ewes made $110.
At Nyngan for the Hoare family of “Karabran“, who sold large framed export weight ewes in a 3 score condition, with a 1/2 inch skin and these top ewes made $124.
Lastly for David & Terese Carter, who sold Merino ewes in a 3 score condition, with an 1 ½ inch skin, in a 3 score condition to make $108.
Well that about wraps it up for this week, don’t forget our next Store cattle sale in Dubbo is scheduled for Friday the 7th of March.
Dubbo Agents will be once again holding our feature weaner sale on Friday the 14th of March with some quality cattle booked in. For any enquiries please give us a call.
So until next week ……………………… Bye.
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